Divanette.



C. J. KINDEL.

DIVANETTE. APPLICATION FILED FEB- 19, I9I2- RENEWED MAR. I4, I918.

1,270,742. Patented June 25,1918.

'3 SHEETS-SHEET l.

C. J. KINDEL.

DIVANETTE. APPLlCATlON FILED FEB- |9 IQIZ- RENEWED MAR. 14|19|B-1,270,742. Patented June 25, 1918.

. our ED srAr s PATENT orrron RARLES J. KINDED, OF GRAND RAPIDS,MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR '10 GRAND RAPIDS TRUST COMPANY, OF GRAND RAPIDS,MICHIGAN.

DIV ANETTE.

Patented J une 25, 1918.

Application filed February 19, 1912, Serial No. 678,556. Renewed March14, 1918. Serial No. 222,512.

I?) all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Cnannns J. KINDEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan,have invented new and useful Improvements in Divanettes, of whichthefollowing is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in folding sofa-beds; and theprincipal objects of the invention are to simplify the construction,whereby the parts may b readily folded or closed and unfolded or openedfor use as a bed and when closed will occupy a minimum space; to producean improved sofa bed having means for locking the folding bed-sectionswhile being manipulated; and to provide a sofa-back independentladjustable with respect to the seat, an means for holding the back inany of its adjusted positions.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will, appear in thefollowing description, and the novel features thereof will be moreparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawin Figure 1 is a side elevatlon of a sofa-bedembodying my invention, the adjacent end of the frame being removed forthe purpose of clearness, "and the bed being shown unfolded so as toserve as such;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, the bed being shown folded and thestructure adapted to serve as an ordinary sofa;

Fig. 4; is a sectional view taken on the line of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 4; and,

Fig. 6 is an elevation of the intermediate su porting-leg.

imilar numerals of reference indicate similar parts throughout thedrawings.

The sofa-frame comprises opposite ends 1, and connecting back-board 2;and as a whole, the structure may be of an usual design. In the bottomof the sofame is a base-frame 3, preferably formed of angleiron andconforming to the contour and dimensions of said sofa-frame. Thisbaseframe ma be supported in position within the sofarame in any desiredmanner, but

preferably by means of clips 4, secured to the ends 1, adjacent theback-board 2, and by uprights 5, located adjacent the front of thesofa-frame, and to which the base-frame 1s secured as at 6. Theseuprights 5 may be secured in position by any means desired, butpreferably .7, secured to the ends 1, having angular or hook-shapedprojections 8, which enter similarly located openings 9, formed in theuprights or standards 5. The uprights or standards 5, which may be andpreferably are formed of angle-iron, are connected at their lower endsby the bar 10, (see dotted lines Figs. 1 and 3) also of angle iron, saidbar being so disposed that its vertical upper flange will pass in rearof a keeper 11, secured to the rear face of the front-rail 12 of thesofa-frame, in which position it maybe securely locked by cams 13,pivoted to the rail 12, and adapted to be turned upward so as to bindagainst the underside of said bar. A sectional folding bed-frame ormattresssupport is supported by the base-frame 3, and consists of arear-section 14, a rear connecting-section 15, a middle-section 21, afront connectingsection 23, and a foot-section 25, these sections beingarticulated or pivoted together in the order mentioned. The rear end ofthe rear-section 14, is supported by links 17, pivoted at their upperends, as at 18, to the section 14, and at their lower ends, as at 19, tothe base-frame 3, the latter pivots preferably bein the same that securethe base-frame to t e clips 4. The front edge of the section 14, ispivoted, at 16, to the adjacent edge of the section 15, and the frontedge of the latter is pivoted, at 20, to the upper ends of the uprights5. The sections 14 and 15, uprights 5, and links 17, are arranged, aswill be seen, entirely Within the area of thesofa-frame, the links 17being of such length that when the bed is unfolded for use it will besupported at a convenient height above the floor.

The middle-section 21 is pivotally connected at its rear edge to theuprights 5, the pivot 20 being utilized for this purpose, and saidsection may be provided near its outer or front edge and at its sideswith a pair of depending arms 22, for a purpose hereinafter explained.The front connecting-section 23, is pivoted at its rear edge, as at 24,to the adjacent edge of the middlesection 21, and at its front edge, asat 26,

by means of securing-plates the le s.

to the adjacent edge of the foot-section 25. It will be understood thatthese several sections are all preferably constructed of angle-iron, asis usual, have their side-bars overlapped, and are capable of beingfolded or breaking joint and yet are so limited in their outward pivotalmovements that they will all lie in the same horizontal plane, suchfeatures being common to beds of this class. It will be furtherunderstood that over the jointed frame thus formed tliere is stretchedthe mattress-supporting fabric 29, the same being of any desiredconstruction and design. I

The outer end of the foot-section 25 of the bed is supported by'legs 30,pivotallyconnected at their upper ends, as at 31, to the opposite sidesand near the free edge of. the section. These legs are capable offolding alongside the section to WlllCll they are pivoted, and are inthe present instance locked in their unfolded or operative position bymeans of a pair ofcurved links 32, pivoted intermediate their ends, asat 33, to the sides of the foot-section in advance of Near their. lowerends the links are 0 set so as to pass the legs and below such ofi'setportions are provided with slots 35, that engage and ride over pins orstuds 34, projecting from the legs. The slots 35, at their inner ends,are angularly disposed or ofiset, so that when the pins or studs 34 droptherein the legs are braced and locked in their operative position. Attheir upper ends the links 32 curve rearward over the foot-section 25and are fashioned to form hooks 38, which, when the foot-section isfolded over and upon the middle-section 21, are designed toautomatically engage with studs- 39 that project laterally from thesides of the said middle-section, whereby, as will be apparent thesesections become securely locked together and capable of being turned asa whole during any further manipulation of the bed.

An intermediate supporting-leg 40, is pivoted at its upper end, as at41, to a crossbar 42, connecting the depending arms 22, of themiddle-section 21, (see Figs. 1 and 6), and an angular link 43, ispivotally connected at its upper end, as at 44, to the front-bar 42, ofthe said middle-sectiomand near its lower or free end is slotted, as at47, to engage a pin 46, projecting from the leg 40. The upper end of theslot may 'be provided with an offset or angular portion 48, so that whensuch 1s occupied by the pin 46, the -,leg 40 becomes braced and lockedin its operative or supporting position. As will be apparent, bydisconnecting the pin from the offset or angular portion of the slot 47,the leg will be free to be folded parallel with the middle-section andtherefore out of the way of folding the bed. When unfolded, the leg andits a suspended position under the middle-sec- .ots 26, the foot-section25 being lowered toward and upon the j ecting bracing-link willautomatically drop to an operative position of support. 1

The sofa-seat 49, is adapted to rest upon the middlesection when foldedin sofaform, and is connected to said middle-secs tion by means of frontand rear pairs of links 50 and 51 respectively, whereby, when the bed isopened, the said seat will assume tion 21.

Assuming the parts to be in the position shown by full-lines in Fig. 1,and it is desired to close the bed whereby to convert the same to asofa, as shown in Fig. 3, the operator raises the free-end of thefoot-section 25 and with it the outer connectin section 23,'the latterbreaking joint at t e pivots 24. At the same time,- the links 32 aredisengaged from their locked positions with the legs 30 so as topermitthe' latter 35 to fold alongside the section 25. The sections 25and 23 will now be in the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1.These two sections, 23, 25, now. break joint at the pivmiddle-section21, whereupon the hooks 38 of the links 32 will automatically engagewith the pins or studs 39 of the middle-section, and thus the threesections 21, 23 and 25, will become and securely locked and capable ofturmng together. These sections are now turned upon the pivots 20, thuscausing the sofaseat 49 to assume 1ts operative position at the top ofthe bed. Further movement of j the partially folded bed in the samedirec tlon will cause the rear-section and the rearconnecting section tobreak joint at the pivots 16, the latter section assuming a. verticalposition between the uprights 5, and the 105,

former sectionswinging downward and for ward, during which movements itis guided by the supporting-links 17. To return the structure tobed-form will, of course, require but a mere reversal of the operationdescribed, and will be readily understood.

A flexible wall may be secured to the front edge of the seat 49 and thefront rail 12 of the sofa-frame, so as to close from view the spacebetween these; two parts when the seat is in its operative position.

The sofa-back, designated as 53, may be of any shape and constructionand supported in any desirable manner. In this instance, however, it isadapted to be adjusted and held in several positions. For this purpose,I may provide each endof the sofaback with an attached securing-plate54, pgvoting to the upper ends of-the same links 7 links 57 The links55. and 57 are respectively pivoted to lugs or ears 56 and 58, profromthe back 2 of the sofa-frame and arranged vertically op osite, and suchlugs or cars may, as shown, he formed as in- 130 and to the lower endssomewhat longer tegral parts of a tion shown in Fig. 3,

a cavit in its rear-side,

.and the middle section 21.

securing-plate 59. As stated, thelower links are somewhat longer thanthe upper links, and the former are slotted, as at 61, near their lowerends, to receive the pins 60, projecting from the lugs or ears 58.

When the seat 49 is in the operative posithe sofa-back will bepositioned as shown in said figure; that isto say, suitably inclined tolen comfort and with its lower edge resting upon and overlapping theback edge of the seat so as to avoid -any unsightly space therebetween.The back 53 is preferably of hollow construction, or, in other words,formed with which, in conjunction with a flexible apron 62, connected tothe back and to the back-rail of the bed constitutes a pocket ofconsiderable capacity and therefore capable of the reception andconvenient storage of pillows and other bed appurtenances.v Ifaccess tothis pocket is desired, the sofa-back is swung into the position shownby dotted lines, Fig. 3, that is, upward and outward, the link-mechanismdescribed permitting of this movement. When the bed is opened for use,the sofaback may be adjusted to the position shown in Fig. 3, the links55 and 57 not only permitting of such adjustment but also serving toretain, the back when so adjusted, the upper links swinging verticallyand rearwardl back of thelr pivot points.

It will observed that the legs 30 being pivoted to the links 32 at thatside of the pivots 33 of the latter opposite the free ends of the linkswhere the hooks are located, will serve as weights for the links,whereby when the foot-section 25 carrying the links is brought to asubstantially horizontal position above the middle-section 21, thetendency of the-free ends of said links will be to swing rearward. When,however, the ends of the links, which, as shown, are

rounded for the purpose, meet the studs or ins 39, they ride over thelatter until the hooks are opposite the pins, when the weight of thelegs causes the hooks to interlock with the pins. It will be apparent,therefore, that the locking of these parts is accomplished by a positivegravity operated locking-means.'

It will also be apparent that by the employment of the front and rearconnectingsections, respectively numbered 23 and 15,

the sections 14, 21 and 25, are spaced apart,

the links 33 aiding to maintain this relation between the free end ofthe foot-section 25 By providing these spaces between the sections, anordinary mattress may be folded with the bed and stored between thesections below and under the sofa-seat within the base of thesofa-frame.

It will be observed that while the two I do not wish to porting legs forthe short connecting bed-sections 15 and 23 are designed herein as therear-connecting sec- 'tion and the front-connecting-section, such ismerely for convenience, for, as a matter of fact, the rear-connectingsection 15 constitutes a part of the head-section while the with thesections within the sofa-frame. The rear-connecting section 15, it willbe observed, is somewhat longer than the frontconnecting section, thisbeing for the pur pose of enabling the foot-section 25 to be nestedbetween the sections 21 and 14. The locking-means, in this instance, thelinks 37, coact with the front-connecting section 23 to support thefoot-section at its front and rear and thus space the same from thesections 14 and 21. Variations may be made in the details of myinvention without departing from the spirit of the same, so that beunderstood as limiting the invention to the precise details shown.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1'. The combination, in a sofa-bed, of a lurality of foldingbed-sections adapted to extended and su ported in bed-form or foldedwithin the ame of the sofa, supoutermost section, and a common means forlocking the outermost section and the adjacent -section together whenfolded and for locking the legs in operative position unfolded.

2. The combination, in a sofa-bed, of a plurality of foldingbed-sections ada ted to be extended and supported in bed-farm or foldedwithin the frame of the sofa, supporting-legs for the outermost section,and a common means for automatically locking the outermost section andthe adjacent section together when said sections are folded and forautomatically locking the legs in their operative position when saidsections are un olded.

3. The combination, in a sofa-bed, of a plurality of foldingbed-sections adapted to e extended and supported in bed-form or whensaid sections are folded within the frame of the sofa, pivoted ,to beextended and supported in bed orm pivoted supporting-legs for theoutermost section and the when the sections are securely together,

section, links mtermediately pivoted on the outermost section andterminating at their upper ends in hooks and at their lower endsslotted, said slots having offsets, studs extending from the legs andengaging the slots and adapted to interlock with offsets therein, andprojections on tion for engaging the hooks of the. links folded.

5. The combination, in a sofa-bed, of a plurality of foldingbed-sections adapted to be extended and supported in bed-form or foldedwithin the frame of the sofa, pivoted gravity supporting-legs for theoutermost section, curved links intermediately pivoted to the saidoutermost section, terminating at their upper ends in hooks, and attheir their upper ends and slotted, said slots having ofi'sets, studsprojecting from the supporting-legs, and engaging and adapted tointerlock with ofl'sets in the slots, and rojections on the adjacentsection adapte engage with the hooks of the links when the sections arefolded and the studs of the legs are out of locking-engagement with theslots of the links.

6. The combination, in a sofa-bed, of a sofa-frame, a mattress-support,consisting of a foldable head-section mounted therein, a middle-sectionpiyotally secured to the head-section, a foldable foot-section pivotallysecured to the middle-section and adapted to fold over and uponthemiddlefoot and middle sections to fold over and upon the headsection, a locking-member mounted on the free-end of said foot-sectionand adapted to engage said middle-section and hold these two sectionslegs carried by the footsection, and means for locking said legs andlocking-member together.

7. The combination, in a sofa-bed, of a sofa-frame, a mattress-support,consisting of a foldablehead-section mounted therein, a middle-sectionpivotally secured to the headsection, a foldable foot-section pivotallysecured to the middle-section and adapted to fold over and upon themiddle-section and the foot and middle sections to fold over and uponthe head-section, a locking-member mounted on the free end. of saidfoots'ection and adapted to engage said middlesection and hold these twosections securely together, legs carried by the foot-section,

the adjacent seclower ends made heavier than and automatically operatedmeans for locking said legs and, said locking-member together.

8. The combination, in a sofa-bed, of a sofa-frame, a foldablehead-section mounted in the sofaframe, bly upon and at the-front of thesofa-frame and pivoted to the head-section, able foot-section pivotallysecured to the middle'section and foldable'over and upon I i saidmiddle-section and t ese two sections rotatable upon the sofa-frame andfoldable upon the head-section, whereby, when said mattress-support isthus folded, the said a foldable head-section mounted in the sofaframe,a middle-section pivotally secured to the head-section, a foldablefoot-section ivotally secured to the middle-section and oldable over andupon said middle-section and these two sections foldable over and uponthe head-section, whereby, when said mattress-support is. foot-sectionis positioned between, its two companion sections, a sofa-seat, meansfor movably supporting the same upon the midthe sofa-frame andbedle-section when the latter is folded and for suspending it whenunfolded, and means for lowering the folded mattress-support within thebase of the sofa-frame and beneath the seat.

10. The combination, mattress-supporting frame havin tively in asofabed, of a :relasaid leg and the section to which it is attached andautomatically operable by a relative movement of the leg and section toengage or release a part of another of said sections when said sectionsare in predeterminedpositions of movements. I have hereunto subtwo theirrelative foldin In witness whereo scribed my name in the presence of anda foldin a sofa-bed, of a foldable sections, and a leg oldably attachedto one of said sections, a memberhaving connection with amattress-support, comprising a middle-section supported rotata- I 'lolfolded mattress-support thus folded, the said

